WHILE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED GENDER GROUPS IN THE STEM FIELD HAS GROWN IN RECENT YEARS, MEN AND CISGENDER PEOPLE STILL FAR OUTNUMBER WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS. THIS GAP IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN THE AREAS OF PHYSICS, ENGINEERING, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, WHERE WOMEN EARN ONLY 20% OF BACHELOR'S DEGREES. STUDENTS OF MARGINALIZED GENDER GROUPS CONTINUE IN STEM MAJORS AT A RATE 10% LOWER THAN THEIR CISGENDER CLASSMATES.
This seminar offers students a valuable opportunity to hear firsthand from leaders in science, health, and technology who are shaping our nation’s STEM agenda. Students will connect with senior officials in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.
Our 2022 STEM Policy seminar will be an in-person seminar in Washington, D.C. In accordance with Washington D.C. COVID guidelines (see Mayor Order 2021-148), all participants are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID19, be able to show proof of vaccine and be masked when indoors during the STEM Policy seminar.
dates and deadlines
Seminar: March 15-17, 2022
Orientation: March 14, 2022
Scholarship: February 2, 2022
Registration: February 9, 2022
SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS
Connect
Build your professional network by learning how to effectively maintain professional relationships while connecting with leaders in Washington, DC and in your seminar cohort.
Lead
Learn directly from leaders about their recipes for success and return to campus with a better knowledge of available career paths to empower other students on your campus.
Discover
Contextualize the knowledge you're gaining in the university classroom, and learn how you can use it in a wide variety of meaningful policy careers after you graduate.
SEMINAR Information
PLEN's STEM Policy seminar is being hosted by Verizon and will be located at:
1300 I (Eye) Street, NW
Suite 500 East
Washington, DC 20005
| PLEN Member Institutions (Full)
| PLEN Member Institutions (Associate)
| Non-PLEN Member Institutions
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| Seminar tuition | $525.00 | $625.00 | $725.00 |
| Chaperone tuition | $50.00 | $50.00 | $100.00 |
The seminar fee includes a $250.00 non-refundable registration fee
Hotel information
PLEN has partnered with Hilton's Embassy Suites DC Convention Center for the STEM Policy seminar.
900 10th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
You will have the option to select between a triple, double, or single room. The hotel check-in time is 4:00 pm EST on March 14 and the checkout time will be 12:00 pm EST on March 17.
| Triple Room | Double Room | Single Room | |
| Total Cost 3 nights | $351 | $525 | $1050 |
The hotel fee is not refundable.
SEMINAR REGISTRATION
Ready to attend the seminar? If you attend a member institution, please contact your member representative for registration instructions and promotion codes.
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